In several sections, both natural in the banks of the Mississippi and its numerous arms, and where artificial canals had been cut, I observed erect stumps of trees, with their roots attached, buried in strata at different heights, one over the other.

  • -- Charles Lyell 赖尔

在密西西比河两岸及其众多支流的天然地带和人工运河开凿的地方,我看到了几段笔直的树桩,它们的根连在一起,埋在不同高度的地层中,一个接一个。

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Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.

很少有人有真正的艺术才能。因此,通过努力来刺激局势既不合适,也没有效果。如果你有一种强烈的,不安分的写作或绘画的冲动,只要吃点甜食,这种感觉就会过去。

Even on a personal note, my dressing table downstairs is crowded with things, like a mini landscape. It's a city with buildings and towers and roads. There's a pool and a little park. When I move something around it becomes a different tableau.

即使就我个人而言,我楼下的梳妆台上也堆满了东西,比如一幅迷你风景画。这是一个有建筑、塔楼和道路的城市。有一个游泳池和一个小公园。当我移动一些东西,它就变成了一个不同的画面。

Thoughtful people of different political philosophies can disagree, but in a very agreeable manner.

不同政治哲学的有思想的人可以持不同意见,但以一种非常令人愉快的方式。

I love to both give and receive very old books.

我喜欢送和收非常旧的书。